Populations of forest elephants in central Africa plummeted by more than 60 percent from 2002 to 2011, as dwindling geographic range and an acceleration in poaching drives the animal towards extinction, according to a new study. READ MORE

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The Warriors of Qiugang, a Yale Environment 360 video, chronicles a Chinese village’s fight against a polluting chemical plant. It was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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